12 BUILD Q3 2022 Mar22380 Best Residential Interior Design Company - Southwest Florida & Best Bay Front Family-Friendly Residence (Florida): Bay Home Led by one of Sarasota Florida’s most influential and entrepreneurial women in interior design, Collins Interiors is well-established as a design agency of excellence. This year, as it adds two more awards to its already vast roster of accolades, Collins Interiors is gearing up for another busy and successful year. We take a closer look at the multi- award-winning design firm that is synonymous with lifestyles of luxury. ollins Interiors is Sarasota, Florida’s leading provider of high end residential interior design services, known across the US for exceptional customer service and skill in creating luxury spaces that are distinct in their practical elegance, beauty, comfort and sensitivity to the surrounding environment. Central to the Collins Interiors philosophy is a devout attention to and respect of the client’s needs, demands and vision – this is the foundation of any Collins Interiors project. Barbara Vanderkolk Gardner, Founder and President of Collins Interiors, is highly trained in interior design, having studied in Michigan, Seattle, and France, she has established herself as an adept utilizer of color, texture, proportion and accessories in her work. However, her intuitive eye for interiors has undoubtedly been inherited from the generations of designers that preceded her and has been instrumental in separating her from the other highly talented individuals in her industry. Accredited by the Interior Design Society (IDS), International Furnishings Design Association (IFDA) and other notable bodies of the industry, Barbara is widely regarded as a leader in interior design, and consequently makes regular features in magazines such as Scene, Sarasota, Dwell and Architectural Digest. As a former management consultant and healthcare executive, Barbara has earned further acclaim, not least in being named a ‘Woman of Influence’ in Sarasota Scene Magazine in 2018. Collins Interiors was also recently recognized among the ‘Top Ten Interior Design Firms’ in New York Spaces Magazine. However, it is Barbara’s uniquely meticulous approach to creating houses that align perfectly with the personal preferences of its clients that truly sets the firm apart from its competition. Clients are given a ten-page questionnaire from which Barbara can obtain as much information as she can about her clients, their requirements and their visions for their homes. From their household pets to allergies, their tidiness habits to their budgets, the number of residents and family members to their tastes, Barbara gleans even the smallest details about the lifestyles of her clients, in order to create homes that are unequivocally theirs. C The client-centric approach employed by Collins Interiors means that the entire process of design and creation is not only productive, but it is also immensely enjoyable for both Barbara and her clients. The firm is therefore just as synonymous with outstanding customer service as it is with luxury design, and this has not changed even in the pandemic. Although shipping and delivery have at times been disrupted owing to restrictions and travel bans, Barbara continues to go above and beyond to ensure her projects keep moving and her clients can still bring their dream homes to life. Contact: Barbara Vanderkolk Gardner Company: Collins Interiors, LLC Web Address: www.CollinsInteriorDesign.com Design For Luxurious Lifestyles
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